U.S. patent number 5,979,466 [Application Number 09/305,366] was granted by the patent office on 1999-11-09 for barrette.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Chian Tai Attire Enterprise Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Wen-Chien Chung.
United States Patent |
5,979,466 |
Chung |
November 9, 1999 |
Barrette
Abstract
A barrette consists of a decorative elongate chain-shaped frame
and a decorative elongate strip inserting up and down through
decorative holes continually provided in the frame and resting on
an upper or lower surface of contact walls separating each two
decorative holes of the frame. The frame and the strip may have the
same length and width but different colors from each other.
Inventors: |
Chung; Wen-Chien (Tainan,
TW) |
Assignee: |
Chian Tai Attire Enterprise Co.,
Ltd. (Tainan, TW)
|
Family
ID: |
23180501 |
Appl.
No.: |
09/305,366 |
Filed: |
May 5, 1999 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/275; 132/273;
2/171 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D
8/36 (20130101); A45D 8/006 (20210101) |
Current International
Class: |
A45D
8/00 (20060101); A45D 8/36 (20060101); A45D
008/14 () |
Field of
Search: |
;132/273,275,276,277,278,279 ;D28/39,41,33
;2/171,174,182.6,182.1,DIG.11 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mancene; Gene
Assistant Examiner: Philogene; Pedro
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rosenberg, Klein & Bilker
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A barrette comprising a decorative elongate chain-shaped frame
and a decorative elongate strip, said decorative elongate
chain-shaped frame having a plurality of decorative holes abutting
on each other and separated by a contact section between each two
of said holes, said decorative elongate strip having the same
length and width as said decorative elongate chain-shaped frame and
inserting up and down through said decorative holes of said frame
and resting on an upper or lower surface of said contact sections,
forming an unusual attractive shape of a barrette.
2. The barrette as claimed in claim 1 wherein said decorative
elongate strip has two ends formed as two-staged to engage the two
outermost decorative holes of said decorative elongate chain-shaped
frame.
3. The barrette as claimed in claim 1, wherein said decorative
elongate chain-shaped frame and said decorative elongate strip are
colored differently from each other.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a barrette, particularly to one having a
decorative plate inserted through a chain-shaped decorative frame,
having a new style.
Generally barrettes are widely used by the female for arranging and
positioning their hairs, and quite a large kinds of barrettes are
in use, but mostly used ones may be C-shaped painted with lacquer
or ground smooth on the surface, with few varieties.
SUMMARY
This invention has been devised to offer a kind of barrette
consisting of a decorative elongate plate and a decorative
chain-shaped frame for the decorative elongate plate to insert up
and down through plural decorative holes of the decorative
chain-shaped frame, presenting new variety of barrettes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
This invention will be better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a barrette of the present
invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the barrette being combined of the present
invention.
FIG. 3 is an upper view of the barrette combined of the present
invention.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the barrette combined of the present
invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the barrette of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A preferred embodiment of a barrette of the present invention, as
shown in FIG. 1, includes a decorative elongate chain-shaped frame
1 and a decorative elongate strip 2 combined together.
The decorative elongate chain-shaped frame 1 is C-shaped, to be
worn on the head of a user, having a plurality of decorative holes
11 abutting on each other, with a contact section 12 formed between
each two neighboring decorative holes 11. The decorative holes 11
are for the decorative elongate strip 2 to insert through up and
down.
The decorative elongate strip 2 has almost the same length and
width as the decorative elongate chain-shaped frame 1, and a
two-stage engage end 21 respectively formed at two ends.
In combining, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one end of the decorative
elongate strip 2 is inserted through the outer most hole 11 of the
decorative elongate chain-shaped frame 1 and then passes over one
of the contact section 12 and then through the next hole 11' down
to pass over another contact section 12' and then to insert through
the third hole 11" up, and so on, until the two engage ends 21 may
respectively engage with the two outer most holes 11 of the
decorative chain-shaped frame 1 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, forming
the barrette in the invention.
In addition, the decorative elongate chain-shaped frame 1 may be
used independently as a barrette, and also be combined with the
decorative elongate strip 2, which is inserted up and down through
the decorative holes 11 to present various visual effect by adding
various colors on the surface of the decorative elongate
chain-shaped frame 1 and of the decorative elongate strip 2. Then
consumers can be attracted by brand new eye-catching appearance of
the barrette in the invention.
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